Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-15

cally courageous, but for The Evil ons, who, in
various forry, was said to lurk in the Santa
Cruz runge, to the great discomfort Of all true
Catholics. He recalled the incident Of lgna.
clio, a muleteer of the Franciscan friars, who.
stopping at the Angelus to repeat the credo,
saw Luzbel plainly In the Likeness Of q mon
strous grizzly bear, mocking him by sitting
or his launches and lifting lis pawn, clxsped
together, as II in prayer. Nevertheless, with
one hand grusping the reins and his rusary
and tho other clutching his whisky flask aud
revolver, he Jared on so rapidly that he
reached the summit as the earlier streah Of
dawn were outlining the far-oR Sierran
peaks. lettering his horse on q strip Of
table land, LIZ descended cautiously afoot un.
til liz reached the bench, the wall of red rock
and the crumbled and dismantled furnace. It
was ny lie had left it that morning; there was
no trace Of recent human visitation Revolver
in hand, Concho examined every cave, gully
and recess, peered behind trees, penetrated
copses VI buckeye and manzanita, and listened.
There was no sound but the faint soughing
Of tho wind over the piues below him. For .
while lie paccl backward and forward with a
vague sense Of Icing a sentinel, but his mer-
curial nature soon rcbelcd against this mo-
notony, and soon the fatigues of the day began
to tell upon him. Recourse to his whisky
flask only male him the brewster, until at
last he vas fain to lie down aud roll himself
up tightly in his blanket. The next moment
be was sound asleep.
His horse neighed twice from the summit,
but ConcAo heard linn not Then the brush
cracked on the ledge above him, asnnall frag.
nelt of rock rolled near his feet, but be stirred
not. And then two black Agures were out
linod Oh tho crags beyond.
"3t-t-t!" whispered a voice. "There Is ono
lying beside tue furnace" The speech was
Spanish, but the voice was Wilos,.
The other figure c,rpt cautiously to tho
elre Of tho clag and looked over. "lt Is
Conchu, tue in,becilc, said reiro, conteinptu.
ously.
s1ut II he should not be alone, or II be
should wakenr
II will watch and wait. Go you and affix
the notification"
Wiles disa ppeared. Pedro hogan to creep
down the fase Of the rocky ledge, supporting
himself by clieMisal and Lrushw0od.
Tue next moment I'Airo stOxi beside the
unconscious q Then he looked cautiously
around. Tho figure Of his companion was
lost in the shadow Of the rocks above; only q
slight cracklo of brush betrayed his where
abouts. Suddenly Pedro flung his serape
over the slceper's bead, and then threw bis
powerful fraine and tremendous weight full
upon Conchos upturnei face, while hisstrong
rms clasped the blanket pinionsd limbs Ut
his victim. There was u mon,entary up.
heaval, a s,asm and q struggle; but tbe
| tightly rolled blanket chung to tho unfortu.
nate man lilo cerements.
There was no noise, no outcry. no sound OF
struggle. There was nothing to be secn hut
the peaceful, PROSTATE figures Of the two men
darby outlined on the ledge. They might
have been sleeping in each others arms. In
the black silence the stealthy tread of Wiles
In the bush above was distinctly audible.
Gradually the struggles grew fainter. Then
. whisper from the crags:
II can't see you. What are you doingI"
VAUCuAuS!
"Sleeps hei"
ale sleepsi"
sSoundlyf'
~"Soundly."
safer the Of the deadF'
"After the fashion Of the dead!"
The last tremor had ceased. Pedro rose q
Wilcs descended.
"All is ready" said wiles; *you n . W.T.
ness Of my placing tho notifications"
"Iam q witnes.'
"But of this oneg" pointing to Concho
aSiall we leave him heref"
"A drunken imbecile-why notf'
Wiles turned his left eye on tho speaker
They CHANGED to be standing nearly In tn
same attitude they had stood tho precedin,
night. Pedro uttered . cry and an inpreca
ton, "Carramba! Take your DEVILS eye from
me! What see youi Eh-whats"
"Nothing, good Pedro" said Wiles, turnin.
his blank right cheek to Pedro. Tho in
furiated and half frightened e%x-vaquero re
turned the long knife be hadhalf drawn r4on
its sheath. and growled surlly: